studies the NHRC would like to make concrete recommendation to the government directed towards improving the human rights situation in the country by way of implementation of its international obligations. It is quite significant that most of the civil and political rights under the ICCPR have been guaranteed in the Constitution of Bangladesh as fundamental rights. Bangladesh has also acceded to the ICCPR in 2000. However, Bangladesh has made some reservations and declarations to the ICCPR to limit the application of ICCPR. Similarly, Bangladesh has ratified ICESCR in 1998 along with some other instruments in recognition of its constitutional commitment to human rights. However, our review study reveals that the country remains far behind in realization of the rights and fulfillment of obligations under ICESCR. Government is yet to undertake adequate legal framework and necessary administrative measures for adequate realization of ESC rights. Reservations made by Bangladesh to some important provisions of the Covenant also have severely limited its implementation at the domestic level. Identical problems of either making reservations to certain fundamental provisions of other international Conventions to which Bangladesh is a party or not signing the Optional Protocol/s to many of these international human rights instruments have cast some doubts about the otherwise honest intention of the government to improve the human rights situation in the country.